jelentenek

Jelentenek is a Hungarian verb form, the present tense, third-person plural of jelenteni. The base meaning of jelenteni is “to report,” “to indicate,” or “to mean.” As a present-tense plural form, jelentenek is used when the subject consists of multiple people or things, and it conveys that those subjects signify or mean something.

In usage, jelentenek appears in scientific, statistical, and everyday texts to express that certain signs, data, or statements carry a particular meaning or consequence. It can also be used to describe that multiple elements collectively convey a conclusion or raise a particular interpretation.

Morphologically, jelenteni consists of the root jelent- (sign, meaning) plus the infinitive suffix -ni. The present-tense plural form is built by adding the appropriate personal ending to the verb stem, resulting in jelentenek for “they mean/signify.” The form is common in clauses where several factors or signals jointly express a result or interpretation.

Etymology and related forms: the verb derives from jelentés (meaning, significance) and the root jel- (sign, signal). Related words include jelentés (meaning), jelentő (signifier), and különböző igei alakok, such as jelentek, jelentünk, jelentetek, depending on person and number.

See also: jelenteni, jelentés, jel, és a kapcsolódó igemorfemek.